However, the Frenchman rejected his rival's assertion and said that his side's fortunes are at the mercy of the television companies, just like the rest of the Premier League.

Wenger said: "In the last five years all the objective studies that have been made show Arsenal had less rest than any other team in the top four.

"That is facts. It has nothing to do with my opinion. It is an independent company that made [the study] that shows Arsenal had less rest than any other team in the top level.

"Nobody is to blame, it's just the way the fixtures are sold. It is the television who decide. I cannot even blame the Premier League because the television has the last word. If they say for example they want Arsenal v Liverpool on Sunday, it will be on Sunday."

However, Chelsea host West Ham United on Wednesday, after overcoming Stoke City in the FA Cup on Sunday, and the Blues boss stated that he thought the timing of the games were unfair.

Mourinho said: "Yet when [Wenger] says that [Juan Mata's transfer] is not fair, I think what is not fair is that his team always has the best days to play. Always. Always.

''In the Capital One Cup, we had to play 24 hours after. They had 72 hours. That's not fair. This week, a week without a midweek game, what everyone wants to do is play before to rest ahead of next week. One plays on Friday, another on Sunday.

''Who plays Friday? Who plays Sunday? When you go to the fixtures this season, it's never fair because they always get the right to rest and the right time to play. It's fantastic. THAT'S not fair.''